SharedReference (Flink : 2.0-SNAPSHOT API)

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the represented object

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable
```
public interface SharedReference<T>
extends Serializable
```
Represents an object managed in a SharedObjects. The reference can be serialized and will still point to the same instance after deserialization in the same JVM. The underlying object may change the state but this reference will never point to another object.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default <R> R`	`applySync(Function<T,R> function)`	Executes the code on the referenced object in a synchronized fashion.
`default void`	`consumeSync(Consumer<T> consumer)`	Executes the code on the referenced object in a synchronized fashion.
`T`	`get()`	Returns the referenced object without giving any visibility guarantees.

- Method Detail
  - get
```
T get()
```
    Returns the referenced object without giving any visibility guarantees. This method should only be used on thread-safe classes.
  - applySync
```
default <R> R applySync(Function<T,R> function)
```
    Executes the code on the referenced object in a synchronized fashion. Note that this method is prone to deadlock if multiple references are accessed in a synchronized fashion in a nested call-chain.
  - consumeSync
```
default void consumeSync(Consumer<T> consumer)
```
    Executes the code on the referenced object in a synchronized fashion. Note that this method is prone to deadlock if multiple references are accessed in a synchronized fashion in a nested call-chain.